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Food Tech grants in the United Kingdom

Explore Food Tech grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for alternative proteins, food safety, nutrition, processing and supply-chain innovation from UK innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United Kingdom, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Food Tech in the United Kingdom come first.

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Showing 73-96 of 272 grants

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Nutrition in emergency situations - Ready-to-use Supplementary Food (RUSF) and Ready-to-use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds AU-EU research consortia developing locally-produced therapeutic and supplementary foods for child malnutrition in Africa.

Food TechBiotech
€4M
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Open topic: Innovating for on-farm post-harvest operations, storage and transformation of crops into food and non-food products

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds R&D that helps farmers store, process and add value to their harvests on-farm, for food or non-food products.

AgritechFood Tech
€6M
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Pragmatic clinical trials to enhance the quality of life of older cancer patients (65 years and older) through nutrition

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds pragmatic clinical trials testing tailored nutrition-based care to improve outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients aged 65 and older.

MedtechFood Tech
€3M – €5M
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Raising citizen awareness on alternative proteins derived from biotechnology

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Pays one consortium to run a public-education and communication campaign on biotech-derived alternative proteins such as precision-fermentation foods.

Food TechBiotech
€2M
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Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds R&D that helps food and drink manufacturers measure and cut the pollution their processes release into air, water and soil.

Food TechClimate Tech
€6M
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Research and innovation for food waste prevention and reduction at household level through measurement, monitoring and new technologies

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds R&D of new tools and methods to measure and cut food waste inside EU households.

Food Tech
€4M
CJ
Closed

Scaling-up nutritional proteins from alternative sources

🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union

Funds scale-up of protein extraction or production processes from alternative sources like plants, fungi, microorganisms or fermentation, aimed at food use.

BiotechFood Tech
€7M
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Space for a Wasteless Food Supply Chain

🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational

Pays 75% (up to €60K) for satellite-based food-waste-reduction services.

Food TechAgritech+1
€60K
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Sustainable and healthy diets based on health status and socio-economic risk factors of ageing population

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds one consortium to build dietary guidance and easy-to-chew, nutrient-enriched food recommendations for older Europeans at risk of malnutrition.

Food Tech
€2M
CJ
Closed

Sustainable macroalgae systems for innovative, added-value applications: cultivation and optimised production systems

🇪🇺CBE JU · European Union

Funds companies scaling up sustainable macroalgae cultivation and turning the harvest into new bio-based food, feed or industrial products.

BiotechFood Tech+1
€7M
UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Flexible early-stage funding for research organisations to progress research impact.

Sep'26
UK Research and Innovation logo
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Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Funding for entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training and venture creation.

Oct'26
Welsh Government logo
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Young Person's Start Up Grant

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports young entrepreneurs in Wales with seed assistance and mentoring for first business launch.

£2KMar'27
UK Research and Innovation logo
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Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.

AI
UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

Collaborate with researchers in Brazil

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Brazil research with São Paulo-based researchers.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

Collaborate with researchers in Norway

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Funding for Norway-based project co-leads in UK-led research applications.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

EPSRC Programme grant full proposal

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Flexible funding for strategic engineering and physical sciences research programmes.

Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Grant for Research & Development

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses developing products, processes, or services through Invest NI R&D grants.

Innovate UK logo
Open

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Part-funded innovation projects between businesses and academic partners.

Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Project Definition

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses planning R&D projects through Invest NI project-definition support.

£100K
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Open

Technical Development Incentive

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

£15K
Innovate UK logo
Open

Innovate UK EDGE Growth Loans

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom small companies with EDGE growth loans for scalable innovation.

£100K – £1M
Scottish Funding Council logo
Open

SFC Student Placement Innovation Vouchers

🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish SMEs extending academic collaborations through SFC-backed student placement vouchers.

£1K – £8K

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